Now available in a board book format!
Bear is back...and he's very, very hungry!
Bear is trying to fish, but instead of food, he only manages to catch . . . a polar bear? The poor bear is lost and his ice floe is rapidly melting. The polar bear makes a deal: he'll give Bear a pile of fish in return for a new home. Bear takes his new friend on a tour, and finally they find the just-right home for an ice-loving bear.
The Bear we all fell in love with in The Very Cranky Bear and The Very Itchy Bear is just as delightful as always — and much less cranky with the promise of food on the horizon! This new story features the same bold, clever illustrations and catchy rhyming text that made Nick Bland's first two Bear books instant favourites. Told with his characteristic humour and wit, The Very Hungry Bear is both an endearing tale of friendship and a subtle message about preserving our environment.
NICK BLAND was born in the Yarra Valley of Australia. The son of an artist and a primary school teacher, he spent his early years on the farm where his parents lived. At age six, he moved with his family to "the bush", where he dreamed of being a cartoonist and a writer from a very young age. He took a job at a bookstore, and decided to write and illustrate children's books. His first book, A Monster Wrote Me a Letter, was published in Australia in 2005. He currently lives in Darwin, Australia and works full time as an author and illustrator.
